SOCIAL NETWORK IN MOTHER GODDESS WORSHIP: A CASE STUDY OF MEDIUM DANG THI MAT, HANG PAGODA-QUAN TAM TEMPLE, THANH MY COMMUNE, SON TAY TOWN, HANOI by Thi Minh Thu Nguyen

“…Studying Mother Goddess worship on the basis of  social network theory is a modern research trend, and is valuable in determining the complexity of social relationships that people build, maintain, and develop in their real lives as members of society. This article adopts some points of view in social network theory to study a specific social network in Mother Goddess worship, that of medium Dang Thi Mat, of Hang Pagoda-Quan Tam Temple, Thanh My Commune, Son Tay Town, Hanoi to clarify the characteristics, structure, homophily, operating principles, and development of this social network in modern society. …”
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Suggested terms and definitions in photocatalysis and radiocatalysis by N. Serpone, A. V. Emeline

“…As with the related Glossary of Terms in Photochemistry, this document is a dynamic working document to provide the base for lively discussion and debate by the interested community. …”
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Introduction: Content, Design and Structure of Major Databases with Historical Longitudinal Population Data by George Alter, Kees Mandemakers, Hélène Vézina

“… In recent years the development of historical databases reconstructing the lives of large populations accelerated. These considerable investments of time and money have greatly expanded possibilities for new research in history, demography, sociology, economics, and other disciplines. …”
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Disappearance of women and girls in Mexico: Contributions of feminisms for understanding macrosocial processes by María de Lourdes Velasco-Domínguez, Salomé Castañeda-Xochitl

“…This re-search argues that the increase in disappeared girls is associated with two main factors: an economy of dispossession of human lives for the accumulation of capital, which produces specific forms of violence against women and girls, and a systematic violence against women exercised by agents from state security and legal institutions.…”
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Time and frequency domain models for multiaxial fatigue life estimation under random loading by Andrea Carpinteri, Andrea Spagnoli, Camilla Ronchei, Sabrina Vantadori

“…In the present paper, a multiaxial criterion formulated in the frequency-domain is presented to estimate the fatigue lives of smooth metallic structures subjected to combined bending and torsion random loading. …”
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Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease Masquerading as Catatonia by Aljoharah Alakkas, Aaron Meyer, Eric Debbold, Raisa Yagudayeva, Jonathan Bui

“…A 35-year-old woman with a history of sexual trauma was brought in by her family for further evaluation of depressive symptoms and progressive decline in activities of daily living. She was admitted to the inpatient psychiatric unit for the treatment of suspected catatonia. …”
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The NW German Heathland: A Threatened Landscape? by Norbert Fischer, Hansjörg Küster

“…This meant that the people living here had to practise a special shortage or wasteland economy. …”
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Value-in-use in a B2B food service logistic context by Luís Miguel de Castro Ferreira, João Menezes

“…The mechanisms that influence the experience lived by the logistic provider’s customer were identified and point to the importance of interactions and building a strong relationship in order to create a trust and collaborative environment between companies.…”
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Mutual Correlation in the Shock Wave Geometry by Xiao-Xiong Zeng, Hong-Bo Shao, Ling Li, Xian-Ming Liu

“…In the static background, we find that the regions living on the boundary of the AdS black holes are correlated provided the considered regions on the boundary are large enough. …”
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Would Phrynops geoffroanus’ plastron formula and morphological diversity be preserved under anthropic conditions? by Mauro Sérgio Cruz Souza Lima, Ulisses Caramaschi, Jonas Pederassi, Joara de Sousa Andrade, Diogo Brunno e Silva Barbosa

“…Abstract Phrynops geoffroanus has a wide distribution in South America, living in aquatic environments such as rivers, streams, and lakes, in natural and urban environments. …”
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An Update on Mass Spectrometry-Based Methods for the Identification of Lipid C=C and Fatty Acyl Positions and Their Applications in Food Analysis by TENG Mengnan, DUAN Xiaoliang, ZHANG Dong, GUO Weiqun

“…Lipids play an important role in living organisms, and the structure affects the function. …”
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Early Childhood Caries by Yumiko Kawashita, Masayasu Kitamura, Toshiyuki Saito

“…Dental caries is one of the most common childhood diseases, and people continue to be susceptible to it throughout their lives. Although dental caries can be arrested and potentially even reversed in its early stages, it is often not self-limiting and progresses without proper care until the tooth is destroyed. …”
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The Impact of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles on Cytotoxicity, Genotoxicity, and miRNA Expression in Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) Seedlings by Ilona Plaksenkova, Inese Kokina, Anastasija Petrova, Marija Jermaļonoka, Vjačeslavs Gerbreders, Marina Krasovska

“…Understanding the impacts of nanoparticles on plant growth and development is crucial for the assessment of probable environmental risks to food safety and human health, because plants are a fundamental living component of the ecosystem and the most important source in the human food chain. …”
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Synthesis of Isatin Derivative on the Short Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes and Their Effect on the MKN-45 and SW742 Cancer Cells by Hasan Tahermansouri, Farshid Chitgar

“…Toxicity of these samples was evaluated with human gastric and colon cancer cells, and killed cell numbers were measured by reduction of living cells with 3-(4,5-dimethyl-2-thiazolyl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide. …”
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Features of the historical memory of students of Russian megacities by I. A. Yurasov, M. A. Tanina, V. A. Yudina

“…The study established the adherence of student youth to liberal ideology, a shallow awareness of the life of their family, their kin in earlier periods of Russian history, from pre-revolutionary times to the lives of their relatives in the 20-40s of the XX century, the association of “political good” with the achievements of our country and the association of “political evil” with defeats and reforms.…”
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Oestrus ovis L. (Diptera: Oestridae) Induced Nasal Myiasis in a Dog from Northern Italy by Sergio A. Zanzani, Luigi Cozzi, Emanuela Olivieri, Alessia L. Gazzonis, Maria Teresa Manfredi

“…Reports of O. ovis in domestic carnivores are sporadic and nevertheless this infestion should be considered as a possible differential diagnosis of rhinitis in domestic carnivores living in contaminated areas by the fly as consequence of the presence of sheep and goats. …”
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Rational Suicide, Euthanasia, and the Very Old: Two Case Reports by Anne Pamela Frances Wand, Carmelle Peisah, Brian Draper, Carolyn Jones, Henry Brodaty

“…Palliative care models promote best care as holistic and relieving suffering without hastening death in severely ill patients; but what of those old people who are tired of living and may have chronic symptoms, disability, and reduced quality of life? …”
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Speech Recognition System Based on Machine Learning in Persian Language by Shahed Mohammadi, Niloufar Hemati, Neda Mohammadi

“…In today's world, where speech recognition has become an integral part of our daily lives, the need for systems equipped with this technology has increased dramatically in the past few years. …”
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De la propriété de l’eau à la propriété de la terre : basculement de logiques dans l’accès au foncier agricole dans le sud-ouest du Sahara algérien by Otmane Tayeb

“…This one is experiencing a spatial regression which is explained by the decrease of the foggaras water, the excessive fragmentation of the properties and the deep socioeconomic transformations lived in the region. As a result, oasis social forces have competed by transgressing traditional rules of access to resources, ranging from appropriating « water before land » to appropriating « land before water ». …”
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Multiphoton Laser Microscopy and Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging for the Evaluation of the Skin by Stefania Seidenari, Federica Arginelli, Sara Bassoli, Jennifer Cautela, Paul M. W. French, Mario Guanti, Davide Guardoli, Karsten König, Clifford Talbot, Chris Dunsby

“…This innovative technique can be applied to the study of living skin, cell cultures and ex vivo samples. …”
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